The legacy of Osama bin Laden (16 images)

With the announcement of a sudden presidential press conference, the news quickly broke on Sunday that Osama bin Laden, notorious mastermind behind the 9/11 attacks, among others, had been killed. Details are still scarce, but what is known is that the most wanted man in the world is now dead.

NEW YORK, NEW YORK, USA: Smoke continues to rise from the destroyed World Trade Center 15 September 2001 in New York. US President George W. Bush declared the United States "at war" against the "barbarians" who led terror strikes on New York and Washington, including the man he called the "prime suspect": Osama bin Laden. UPI PHOTO/POOL/KEITH MEYERS

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